Annals of the American Revolution: Or, A Record of the Causes and Events which Produced, and Terminated in the Establishment and Independence of the American Republic ... ; to which is Prefixed a Summary Account of the First Settlement of the Country, and Some of the Principal Indian Wars ... ; to which is Added ... an Appendix, Containing a Biography of the Principal Military Officers, who Were Instrumental in Achieving Our Independence ...Oliver D. Cooke & Sons, 1824 - 450 Seiten |
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... Washington was despatched to Mr. St. Pierre , the French commandant on the Ohio , to demand the reasons of his hostile con- duct , and , at the same time , to insist on the withdrawment of his troops . A party of Virginians were also ...
... Washington was despatched to Mr. St. Pierre , the French commandant on the Ohio , to demand the reasons of his hostile con- duct , and , at the same time , to insist on the withdrawment of his troops . A party of Virginians were also ...
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... Washington was advanced to the rank of a colonel , and appointed to command the troops destined to remove the French encroachments on the Ohio . In May the colonel fell in with a party from fort du Quesne , under the command of one ...
... Washington was advanced to the rank of a colonel , and appointed to command the troops destined to remove the French encroachments on the Ohio . In May the colonel fell in with a party from fort du Quesne , under the command of one ...
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... Washington , Esq . a native of Virginia , to the chief command of the American army . This gentleman had been a distinguished and successful officer in the preceding war , and seemed destined by Heaven to be the saviour of his country ...
... Washington , Esq . a native of Virginia , to the chief command of the American army . This gentleman had been a distinguished and successful officer in the preceding war , and seemed destined by Heaven to be the saviour of his country ...
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... Washington , with other officers appointed by congress , arrived at Cambridge , the 2d of July , and took command of the American army . This event gave great joy in the army and provinces , and from this time , the affairs of America ...
... Washington , with other officers appointed by congress , arrived at Cambridge , the 2d of July , and took command of the American army . This event gave great joy in the army and provinces , and from this time , the affairs of America ...
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... Washington to con- gress to try the influence of a bounty was not acceded to until late in January ; but during the winter the numbers of new recruits were considerably augmented . " The history of this winter campaign , " says the ...
... Washington to con- gress to try the influence of a bounty was not acceded to until late in January ; but during the winter the numbers of new recruits were considerably augmented . " The history of this winter campaign , " says the ...
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